Welcome to the Shaolin Wahnam Scholar Project website. On this site you will learn more about The Scholar Project, the line up of Courses which are available globally, the Committee, Interviews, Testimonials and much more. If you wish to learn more about the Shaolin Wahnam Warrior Project, then feel free to browse www.warriorproject.net
The present Scholar Project committee is made up of Sifu Darryl Collett, Shaolin Wahnam Amsterdam, Sifu Mark Blohm, Shaolin Wahnam US and Sifu Joan Browne, Shaolin Wahnam Ireland under the wonderful guidance and blessing of our Sifu Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit.
What is a Scholar-Warrior:
A Shaolin disciple is a scholar-warrior, i.e. he not only excels in combat, but is also well versed in culture and the arts. In modern context he is successful in business or profession as well as in his personal, family and social life. At the highest levels, he aims to be a warrior-monk, i.e. he is courageous and righteous as well as compassionate and full of cosmic wisdom. www.wongkk.com/answers/ans04a/may04-3.html
We are quite clear about our aims and objectives. For most of us, we choose the scholar-warrior ideal. For those of us who are more advanced in our training, we aspire to be warrior-monks. We do not really go to war to be warriors or shave our heads to be monks. We aspire to their ideals, such as the clarity of thought and intellectual depth of a scholar, the courage and righteousness of a warrior, and the compassion and cosmic wisdom of a monk.
Actually all of us are warriors. If you compete in sport, work in a profession, or engage in business, you are a warrior. But we do not want to be a crude warrior, like one who is proud of a scar received from a football match, stabs his colleagues on their back, or drives his competitors to bankruptcy. We want to be a scholar-warrior or awarrior-monk, someone who not only excels in his profession orbusiness, but also is a wonderful husband, father and friend, someone who is successful in life as well as compassionate and wise.
An Irish student's view: 'I think one important thing in becoming a scholar warrior is yin yang harmony. Being a warrior primed for battle and a scholar versed in philosophy, history, music and poetry. Being gentle yet powerful, being elegant yet combat efficient, being able to defend yourself against adversery whether in battle or in every day life. Always going with the flow and smiling from the heart. '
The Aim of the Shaolin Wahnam Scholar Project is to enhance the scholarly aspect of each individual, whether they are Shaolin Wahnam members or outside of the school. Everybody is welcome to attend the many courses which will be held over the coming years.
